maybe not, else...but what if he is asked to produce the Everlasting Gobbstopper?
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Faking a Trip to NY Bethel - Whats it Like there?
by misspeaches inokay guys... .
my friend mr.beaker is travelling to america tomorrow and spending time all over the place including nyc.
well his father feels that he should go to bethel while he is in ny and check the place out.
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Eyebrow2
I have had three relatives work at walmarts. My mom and brother were treated very well at the store they worked at; my sister not so much at her store. But she tends to find herself in many interesting situations, so I wouldn't blame it all on that store hahah. Don't know about the cheer...don't really care about it either. It may be nerdy, but it doesn't make them evil...no more evil than those restuarants that make you wear flair.
I prefer Target...they are much more fun to shop, but they are more expensive on some things.
I do also shop at Dollar General and big Lots occaisionally. And I will get stuff for free or cheap by shopping on craigslist or other online places.
I think Walmart has their problems, absolutely. Any company as big as them..we they do something good it ripples, when they do something bad it will ripple.
Unless it can be proven that walmart beats puppies to death and rapes children, I will continue to shop there.
But to those that boycott it..good for you for acting on what you believe in. Even if I don't agree with you that Walmart is truly evil, I do respect that you back up your beliefs by your action.
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My sweet wonderful cousin just killed himself...
by TresHappy inpoor thing...now he's at rest - cousin lee.
i will always miss and love you.
i wish i could have helped you.
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Eyebrow2
Tres, I am so sorry about your cousin.
I just listened to the song...he had a beautiful voice.
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For Puternut, Dad, Dede's mom & sister and all . . .
by cruzanheart inwho have ended their lives due to the wtbts' arbitrary and mean rules.
may you rest in peace.
you are not forgotten.
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Eyebrow2
BTTT...
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Returning to Vietnam...I think this took guts
by Eyebrow2 inregardless how anyone feels about the vietnam war, i think most would agree that going back there after what he endured took a lot of courage.. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/plano/stories/dn-johnson_27met.state.edition1.1ecaeb52.html.
congressman relives pow experience in vietnam.
08:11 am cst on friday, january 27, 2006. by todd j. gillman / the dallas morning news .
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Eyebrow2
Regardless how anyone feels about the Vietnam war, I think most would agree that going back there after what he endured took a lot of courage.
Congressman relives POW experience in Vietnam
08:11 AM CST on Friday, January 27, 2006
By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON – For Rep. Sam Johnson, seven years in the "Hanoi Hilton" were more than enough. He vowed never to return to Vietnam, and for 33 years, he never did. But Thursday, home from a congressional trip, he recounted an hourlong visit to the infamous prison.
It all came back, he said – the shackles, the cramped cells, the softly coded taps that kept the prisoners of war sane.
"I might have had a tear or two," he said.
He heard no apologies, nor even any overt acknowledgment of his POW status during meetings with top Vietnamese officials, though he said everyone seemed to go out of their way to be kind and make a good impression.
"They intimated that they were glad to have me back," Mr. Johnson said by phone from his office in Richardson.
"I'm glad to leave and come back to the United States."
Mr. Johnson, R-Plano, was an Air Force major flying his 25th combat mission over North Vietnam when he was shot down in April 1966. His stooped back and mangled right hand testify to his treatment during the next six years, 10 months and 19 days. He endured beatings and spent more than three years in a dark, solitary cell for refusing to cooperate with efforts to squeeze out information or propaganda.
His wife of 55 years, Shirley Johnson, went with him on a weeklong congressional trip to Vietnam, India, Thailand and Singapore. She'd never expected to get the chance to see Vietnam. Mr. Johnson said he only changed his mind about returning because House Speaker Dennis Hastert asked him to join this group.
The speaker planned to lead the trip but dropped out at the last minute to cope with the lobbying scandal and leadership shuffle.
For Mrs. Johnson, the sight of a mannequin shackled to a bed, in a way that made standing impossible, drove her to weep.
"It was much more stark and depressing than anything I could think of," she said.
"He said many times that the Lord was with him all the way through, and I'm sure he was, because I don't know how you could get through it without having a strong faith."
Rep. Bobby Jindal, R-La., called the visit "intense." His Texas colleague mesmerized the group – and eavesdropping tourists – with stories of the inhumane conditions and escape attempts. At one point he crawled into a cell to demonstrate how prisoners would tap on tin cups, sometimes simply to pass results from the latest World Series.
"You couldn't have asked for a better tour guide," Mr. Jindal said.
The Hoa Lo Prison dates to 1887, built by the French. A dozen years ago, most of the building was razed to make room for apartments and offices. A guillotine stands in the courtyard, and the suffering of those who fought the colonial authorities is the emphasis of the museum left behind.
The Americans aren't overlooked entirely. Glass cases display flight suits of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who shared a cell with Mr. Johnson for 18 months, and Pete Peterson, the first U.S. ambassador when relations resumed.
Mr. Johnson said he found it irritating that the young tour guide referred only to the mistreatment of Vietnamese inmates by the French, while maintaining that the Americans were treated well.
"It's tough to listen to somebody distort history," he said.
Mr. Johnson did get a kick out of finding some old haunts, such as the officers club and the hotel where he lived in 1965 during his first tour in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City – though he called it Saigon, its name before the communist takeover.
"The country hasn't changed that much. There's more bicycles than motorbikes," he said.
About 1,800 U.S. personnel are still missing, and Mr. Johnson and his colleagues pressed for better cooperation from the Vietnamese, complaining that U.S. investigators are kept out of many regions, especially the central highlands, in their search for remains.
Arriving by Air Force jet from Bangkok, Mr. Johnson sat in the cockpit jump seat for the landing in Hanoi. It had been nearly 33 years since he left – Feb. 13, 1973, the day POWs lined up at Gia Lam Airport awaiting a flight to freedom.
Driving around the city, Mrs. Johnson would ask if he recalled any of the sights. He didn't. He'd spent his seven years in a windowless cell.
Seven House members went on the trip, including Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, who was traveling Thursday and unavailable.
"It was a very moving experience to be there with Sam Johnson," said Rep. Paul Gillmor, an Ohio Republican who led the delegation. "It really is an awful place, and people who were kept in there were greatly mistreated and suffered a great deal. ... I think they were very nervous to have Sam there when they realized who he was."
When it came time to sign the guestbook, Mr. Johnson wrote, "Back where I was held for seven years." And he signed his name.
"That's an interesting place," he said.
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Ha Ha...The Cop Didn't Stop Me!
by Legolas in.
lol...i just dropped lucifer off at work in our industrial park and as i was ramping on the highway (the highway speed on that road is only 70 km an hr) i was going 120 km an hour, that is about 80 miles per hr in the states, anyway i looked in the rearview mirror and a cop was coming up behind me, he pulled up beside me and i gave him a wink and lol...he just kept going!
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Eyebrow2
HAHAH that is a riot!
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Are you going to quit smoking in order to keep your jobs?
by prophecor ina very intersting discussion on the world news, tonite.
scotts the manufacturer of lawn and garden products has given thier workers opportunities to stay healthy while in thier employ.
in an effort to cut down on the cost of health care they pay to cover thier employees, they enlisted sweeping policy changes and guidelines towards the betterment of thier workers.
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Eyebrow2
Actually....you know...I think if you are given that long of a time period to quit, and you know what the results will be and you DON'T quit....hmmm...I don't know if it really violates anyone's civil rights.
There are a few other companies that have done this.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/4126577/detail.html here is a case that is a year old.
I think perhaps it would depend on what type of work the person does...I have heard of fire and police departments in some areas that have no smoking policies, even on their own time. I can understand that, since the public's safety could be at risk.
This is a tough one...however, I am more inclined to think that for MOST jobs, I think they should be able to tell you that you cannot smoke on the job, but leave their outside life alone. I feel the same way about pot....not that I smoke it...but if you are not driving or working under the influence I don't really care.
Here is a pet peeve of mine, though: PAID SMOKING BREAKS. I worked for one office where the smokers went outside at least 5 times a day, for at least 10 minutes each time for smoking breaks. This was on company time. And they took a full hour for lunch. Every day...and management said nothing to them. I came back 10 minutes late from lunch one day and my boss got right on me for it. I looked at him and said :"I just decided to take a smoke break at the end. All the smokers take several, so why can't I have one?" That shut him up.
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Eyebrow2
2 Richies for the price of one!
Fantastic!!! I do need some help in the yard this weekend...bring you and yourself on over!
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EVERYBODY START BLOGGING !
by DannyHaszard inblogs r' us
modblog - blogging redefined
weblog host also offers users a bulletin board, forum, and intrasite messaging.. www.modblog.com/
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Eyebrow2
We are the experts. Only ex-jws can share the truth about the JWs.
I didn't mean to imply exJWs weren't...I agree with you there...but not me. I don't have much to add in a blog personally on this subject, but I applaud those that do.
BTTT!
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Ever wondered about Colossians 1:23?
by scout575 incolossians 1:23b claims that by the time of writing, the good news had been preached, "to every creature ( "all creation" - nwt ) which is under heaven.
" had the good news really been preached in 'all creation under heaven' when colossians was written?
was this statement inspired by an all-knowing god or does it just reflect reflect the ignorance of the time, as to the size of the world?
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Eyebrow2
did they mean throughout the Roman Empire? That is how I understood it back then....